Friday, August 21, 2020

Absentee Ballots

Arguing the rules are not significant barriers to voting, Oklahoma fired back against a lawsuit filed by Democrats challenging laws requiring absentee ballots to be notarized or verified with a copy of photo ID.

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Thursday, August 20, 2020

‘Tiger King’ Zoo Shut Down After Inspection by Feds

The roadside zoo formerly owned by Joe Exotic and featured in the hit Netflix true-crime docuseries “Tiger King” suddenly closed Thursday after federal authorities suspended the license of operator Jeff Lowe for alleged mistreatment of the housed animals.

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Monday, August 10, 2020

Kansas Sues Interior Department to Block Native American Casino

The State of Kansas asked a federal court Monday to set aside a U.S. Department of Interior decision that allows the Wyandotte Nation of Oklahoma to develop a casino in the Wichita suburb of Park City.

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Monday, August 3, 2020

Oklahoma AG Seeks Guidance on Criminal Appeals After High Court Ruling

Oklahoma Attorney General Mike Hunter asked the state’s highest criminal appeals court Monday for guidance on a flood of inmate appeals after the U.S. Supreme Court unexpectedly ruled last month the state has no criminal jurisdiction on large areas the justices found are still tribal lands.

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Saturday, August 1, 2020

NBA Team Ignores Oklahoma Lawmaker’s Threat to Revoke Tax Breaks Over Kneeling for Anthem

Players for the Oklahoma City Thunder basketball team knelt during the national anthem Saturday, ignoring threats by a state representative to strip the team of its tax breaks for the next four years if they took part in the league-wide social justice protest.

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